Fun fact: It’s not just Gen Z.
Workers don’t want another pizza party or a ping-pong table in the break room. Workers want a union with better wages and benefits.
Fun fact: It’s not just Gen Z.
Workers don’t want another pizza party or a ping-pong table in the break room. Workers want a union with better wages and benefits.
This isn’t what we meant when we said “medical debt shouldn't exist"
leaving this here
This bill would make it so businesses are no longer required to give underage workers meal breaks if they work for at least 5 hours.
The GOP representative carrying this bill owns several Smoothie King franchises in Louisiana.
Stop glamorizing “the Grind”
- pits workers against each other
- rewards are basically just pinky promises from management
And start glamorizing “Organizing a union”
- builds worker solidarity and community
- rewards are in writing and legally binding
they’re really trying to gaslight us into not wanting to retire now huh
yessssssss
If you were wondering if organizing a union would be worth it:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/union-households-tend-over-100-175801469.html
If workers fighting for fair wages and treatment is an “attack” on your economic model….
….that sure says a lot about your economic model.
https://www.al.com/business/2024/01/kay-ivey-says-alabamas-economic-model-is-under-attack-with-auto-union-push.html
New levels of bad: This bill punishes employers for voluntarily recognizing unions.
Can you imagine the good of a bill that would do the exact opposite?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/georgia-republicans-pass-bill-punishing-union-friendly-employers_n_65fc5c91e4b01d7420ad1a58
Here’s a quick flow chart for how things should work:
If a person is hungry → feed them
If a person needs shelter → house them
If a person is sick → give them healthcare
No ifs, ands, or buts. Everyone should get these things.
Workers simply aren’t going to take it anymore.
Permanent ceasefire now.
This is your regular reminder that policy that helps people is possible.
State and local governments from Louisiana to Illinois are wiping out medical debt for struggling families.
Let's get more leaders willing to step up for the people like this.
https://michiganadvance.com/2024/02/22/governments-can-erase-your-medical-debt-for-pennies-on-the-dollar-and-some-are/
BIG: California State University students have voted to form the LARGEST union of undergraduate workers in the country.
The union will represent 20,000 undergraduate student workers across 23 campuses.
It was a landslide victory: 97% of voters chose to unionize.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/california-state-university-undergrad-workers-vote-to-unionize
People who think that low-wage workers are asking for too much need to understand that the goal posts have moved.
Surprise: people work to live, not live to work.
Costco had a reputation of being good to its employees.
Workers say the culture has changed to favor the "needs of the business" over the needs of the workers who make it run.
Solidarity with the group of 238 workers at a Virginia Costco who are set to join the Teamsters.
What if we defined "security" as being able to put food on the table?
As safe and abundant housing for all?
As access to healthcare?
What would investing in “national security” look like then?
If you’re wondering what stage of capitalism we’re at, it’s the “Child Labor is a Good Thing Actually” stage.
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